3rd times a charm?

Wednesday Our house went back on the market for a 3rd time.

Thursday we had 5 showings in the evening.

Friday Morning we had an offer!

We are under contract again...

for the 3rd time.

Selling a house is so. not. fun.

yet it is exciting that this may be the one.

The buyers are a couple,

and one, or both of them are

veterans....

that's all I know.

Fingers crossed that they

are not like the "buyer" we had

last time....

This home is more fit for the 

person that listens to "Bright Eyes",

wears dark rim glasses,

Throws Holiday Parties,

Wears clothes that are from the thrift store,

Loves Wes Anderson Movies

and Yoga...

Just Kidding,

as long as they arent dressed for an

Insane Clown Posse concert...

I'm content!

Here's to hoping that

the 3rd time really is a charm!

My Favorite room in the house..Sun room.  We will miss blowing bubbles and decorating it for Holidays.  This was Halloween, and it's hard to see the spider webs..but they were everywhere!

 

Under Contract...Just kidding

The other day a 30-something

year old guy and his friend,

who were wearing 

matching green shirts,

parked in front of our house, got out of the car and 

gazed and pointed at our home for about

10 minutes....

I figured it was the "buyer" that gave us 

an offer the day before....

Well, that wasn't the "buyer"...

this is how I met our buyer!

Last week the inspection on the 

house was completed and PASSED!

Today was the last day they could back out

of the contract, and they wanted to walk thru the house again...

I was a little surprised when a different 30 something year old

guy wearing a HUGE skull necklace with gem stone eyes,

Jnco jeans (that were wide enough to have a picnic on)

sporting an untamed beard,

and wreaking of cigarettes

shows up at our door.....
(I knew the buyer was a single male, whose
Grandparents were buying him a house...but I imagined the guy
as a financial banker, who wore vintage glasses,
wore skinny jeans and toms shoes
and threw parties on the weekend...ha not the case!)

Anyway....he decided to back out of the contract today 

after his 2nd walk-thru.

Are you kidding?

I have almost everything packed...

pictures have been taken off the walls...etc

and that wasn't easy with 2 baby boys!

Back on the market we go....

better luck this time!

My 2 lil helpers...3 helpers, if you also count Lily Bug

Things just got Real, REAL quick

Our house officially hit the market

on the 13th of March..

We began showings on Saturday at noon..

The open house was also Saturday..

24 groups of potential buyers walked thru...

Sunday the 16th, we got an offer!!!

(Only 30 hours after showings began!)

We are now under contract with an ALL CASH OFFER,

which means we dont have to wait for the banks to 

process/approve any financing.

That means if all goes smooth,

we have 14 days to move.

14 days 'til we can call it SOLD!

I have a mix of emotions right now.

Anxious-2 weeks to move a family of 4 is on the verge of insanity, 

and I am about to willingly go there.

Happy/excited-moving to a more family friendly neighborhood will be nice, and

a home with more bedrooms and a more open floor plan

will be more convenient with the lil guys!

Questioning-Will this new owner love this home as much

as we do?  Am I ready to hand over the keys to our fist home?

Where are we headed? 

No Clue....

We will probably have to rent for a short

amount of time so we can find a home that

will be perfect for our family for 3-5 years.

Here is the listing:

FOR SALE....


And in case you forgot, here is what it looked like the night
we saw it for the first time!
(It has come a long way since September 2012)

Living room, needed paint and lots of primer!

Basement, AKA peewee's playhouse

Exterior....love the brick and windows!

horrible pic of the front

bedroom, broken heaters, missing ceiling fan/lights

Mudroom, dirty!

Bathroom, Easter Egg Blue, missing tub handle

The Baby room, clouds painted ALL around, missing ceiling fan/light